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I used two different sizes of hole
saws to remove the bulk of the floor. Now all I have to do is
connect the dots.
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By using my die grinder and a carbide
burr that is flat on the bottom, I followed the red lines to make enough room for my piece to fit in. I'll tack weld the pieces in
place through
the center hole and then when the body comes off for paint, I can finish weld them
in place.
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What you see here is a piece of
plastic tubing that I'm using as a mock-up to get an idea of where I
want the real tubing to go. This shot here is right next to the
passenger door in the front and wouldn't you know it, the tube is going
to end up right on one of the body hold-down bolts. I guess I have no choice here
but to remove the bolt, cut the opening for the tubing, and then move
the body bolt an inch or two forward of it.
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Here is a close-up to give you a
better idea of what's going on. In order to remount the front body bolt,
I'll have to leave it out till the body comes off and then make an
insert to be welded in the chassis. I'll be drilling a location hole
through the body and chassis once the cage is finished so this way I
know where the hole will be when the body is off. If it weren't for
problems like this, I might be finished by now but it does look like I
have room to move the bolt and have it work. I'll be taking the car to a
guy that bends tubing on a mandrel bender in a week or so. By taking it
to his shop, I can tell him exactly what I want an he can make it
happen. I looked into buying a rollcage kit and hoping it would fit but
by having someone bend it, I can have it like I want. Let's look at
some other part of the interior for now.
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